Newton's Third Law

Newton's Third Law

Multiple Choice

Which exerts a bigger pull? The Earth on the Sun or the Sun on the Earth?

• Sun on Earth

• Earth on Sun

• No forces exerted

• Both the same

Open Ended

Consider the apple at rest on the table. If we call the gravitational force exerted on the apple action, what is the reaction force according to Newton's 3rd Law?

Multiple Choice

Does the scale read 100N, 200N or zero?

• zero

• 100 N

• 200 N

Multiple Choice

Which is worse? (i.e more painful)

• Tree and Horse

• Horse and Horse

• Both the same

• Neither are bad

Multiple Choice

Arnold and Suzie pull on the opposite ends of a roe in a tug of war. The greater force is exerted on the rope by...

• Arnold

• Suzie

• both the same

Multiple Choice

Two people are 6m apart. When the both pull they end up 3m from the left person's starting position. What happens if only one person pulls?

• 1m from the left

• 3m from the left

• 5m from the left

• 6m from the left (where the puller started)

• Other